stockrowDigital Realty Trust, Inc. (DLR) vs SBA Communications Corporation (SBAC)
- Digital Realty Trust, Inc. DLR 176.64 +1.13%
- SBA Communications Corporation SBAC 192.72 −0.19%
Digital Realty Trust, Inc. and SBA Communications Corporation are both Reit Specialty companies. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $66.1B against $20.2B — 3.3× the size. SBA Communications Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 20.8× against 70.2×. Digital Realty Trust, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 20.0% against 2.26%. SBA Communications Corporation has the higher net margin (34.5% vs 12.5%) and the higher return on invested capital (11.2% vs 0.26%). Both pay a dividend; Digital Realty Trust, Inc. yields more (2.78% vs 2.51%). Across the 22 metrics below, SBA Communications Corporation leads on 14 and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. on 8.
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| Metric | DLR | SBAC | Reit Specialty median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 57.13% | 75.66% | 67.60% |
| Operating margin | 2.78% | 47.73% | 20.70% |
| Net margin | 12.48% | 34.54% | 16.51% |
| Free cash flow margin | 47.02% | 45.51% | 30.71% |
| Return on equity | 3.50% | (20.17%) | 4.02% |
| Return on assets | 1.68% | 8.61% | 3.23% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.26% | 11.15% | 4.15% |
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